Age, gender and negative life events in anxiety and depression self-reports at preadolescence and early adolescence

• Teodora Cosmina Zolog ^[1] ; Maria del Claustre Jané i Ballabriga ^[1] ; Albert Bonillo Martín ^[1] ; Josefa Canals Sans ^[2] ; Carmen Hernández Martínez ^[2] ; Kelly Romero Acosta ^[1] ; Edelmira Domènech ^[1]
  1. [1] Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

     Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

     Barcelona, España

     
  2. [2] Universitat Rovira i Virgili

     Universitat Rovira i Virgili

     Tarragona, España

     
• Localización: Ansiedad y estrés, ISSN 1134-7937, Vol. 17, Nº 2-3, 2011, págs. 113-124
• Idioma: inglés
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Edad, género y acontecimientos vitales estresantes en autoinformes de ansiedad y depresión en preadolescencia y adolescencia temprana
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    Objetivos: examinar las asociaciones entre edad, género, acontecimientos vitales estresantes y la sintomatología ansiosa y depresiva. Método: a partir de un muestreo aleatorio por conglomerados, se seleccionó a 1514 estudiantes de Educación Primaria, de 8 a 13 años, procedentes de 13 colegios de Reus (Cataluña). La información acerca de la sintomatología ansiosa, depresiva y sobre los acontecimientos estresantes se recogió mediante autoinformes. Resultados: a través de modelos de regresión lineal, se obtuvieron asociaciones negativas –y significativas- entre edad, ansiedad general, pánico y ansiedad de separación. Se halló asociación positiva y significativa entre edad y ansiedad generalizada. Las chicas obtuvieron puntuaciones más altas que los chicos en los siguientes tipos de ansiedad: ansiedad de separación, pánico, ansiedad generalizada y ansiedad en general. La ansiedad en general, los síntomas depresivos y la ansiedad generalizada son las escalas que más se asocian con los acontecimientos vitales estresantes. Conclusiones: la edad, el género y los acontecimientos vitales estresantes son factores importantes en la expresión de la sintomatología ansiosa y depresiva.

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    Objective: To examine the associations between age, gender, negative life events and anxiety and depressive symptoms in preadolescents and early adolescents. Method: A cluster sampling procedure was used for this cross-sectional study, with 1.514 randomly selected 4th to 6th grade pupils attending 13 randomly selected schools in Reus (Catalonia). Information on negative life events and anxiety and depression symptoms was collected by means of self-reports. Results: Through linear regression models, significant negative associations were found between age, general anxiety and panic and separation anxiety symptoms. A significant positive association was found between age and generalized anxiety symptoms. Girls obtained significantly higher scores for almost all types of anxiety symptoms: separation anxiety, panic, generalized anxiety and general anxiety. General anxiety, depressive symptoms and generalized anxiety symptoms were significantly more associated with negative life events. Conclusion: age, gender and negative life events are important factors in the manifestation of anxiety and depression.

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